Prevalence of diabetes in New Zealand general practice: The influence of ethnicity and social deprivation

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 386-390

  Joshy, G ^a   Porter, T ^b   Le Lievre, C ^c   Lane, J ^c   Williams, M ^c   Lawrenson, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c Rotorua General Practice Group   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; DIABETES; DISEASE PREVALENCE; ETHNICITY; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH SURVEY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MAORI; NEW ZEALAND; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIABETES MELLITUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; POVERTY AREAS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 66149142271     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech.2008.078873     Document Type: Article

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